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Wetlands and forests along the Truckee River, near Tahoe City, 2011.jpg
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee River Bike Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Truckee River Bike Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,155 – 6,300 ft10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15750, -120.14643
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
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Truckee River Bike Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 6,154–6,301 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.15750, -120.14643

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading W.
  7. 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading S.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
  30. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/truckee-river-bike-trail-out-back-16-km-8a71

Trail surface

92% paved7% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 81°57°
Sun 82°55°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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